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Dodge Charger Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 48 recall campaigns for the Dodge Charger, across 18 model years from 2006 to 2023. The 2012 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (2).

Dodge Charger years to avoid by our method: 2006 (2.9× the median year), 2011 (5.7× the median year), 2012 (4.8× the median year), 2013 (2.1× the median year) and 2014 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
18

2006–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
48
Most recalls
2012

14 recalls

Owner complaints
5,738

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 5,738 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Charger across 21 model years; the most, 1,294, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 247 of the Dodge Charger complaints (4%) and a fire on 218.

Across all Dodge Charger model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 1,922 complaints), then the engine (1,026).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Charger in 2015: 912, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Charger is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 18 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Charger recall, 24V574000, was reported on August 1, 2024 and concerns the seats: critical fasteners.

Dodge Charger years to avoid

The 2011 Dodge Charger stands out most: 307 complaints between 2010 and 2014, 57% of them naming the electrical system.

The 2011 also carries 11 recalls, against a median of 6 for the ranked Dodge Charger years.

The best-measured Dodge Charger years are 2021 (0.3×), 2020 (0.4×) and 2019 (0.7×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Dodge Charger, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202602—not ranked
202401—not ranked
2023226—not ranked
20223168not ranked
202123520
0.3×
202035819
0.4×
2019512047
0.7×
2018612281
1.2×
2017412854
0.8×
2016618268
1.0×
2015813650
0.8×
2014avoid10343141
2.1×
2013avoid8360145
2.1×
2012avoid14648278
4.8×
2011avoid11695307
5.7×
2010623247
0.9×
2009617436
1.0×
2008560948
0.9×
20075554112
1.7×
2006avoid51,294160
2.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Charger years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Charger

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE18
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR9
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)6
  • STRUCTURE6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW4
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4

Dodge Charger model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Dodge Charger recall campaign (48)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Charger, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V574000August 1, 2024seats: critical fasteners2023crash and injury898
24V198000March 14, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018–2021injury and death284,982
24V112000February 15, 2024parking brake2023crash and injury1,808
22V866000November 23, 2022power train: manual transmission: column shift assembly2022crash5,834
22V808000October 27, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2022crash44,212
22V504000July 14, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2022crash52,340
21V516000July 8, 2021visibility: windshield2020–2021crash and injury21,258
20V512000August 27, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2020crash26,361
19V758000October 24, 2019service brakes2019crash173
19V246000March 28, 2019air bags2019injury1,097
19V203000March 14, 2019electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash7,929
19V018000January 15, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2015crash, injury and deathdo not drive1,413,222
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018crash12,779
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2014–2018crash4,815,661
18V280000May 1, 2018power train: automatic transmission2018crash71
18V281000May 1, 2018power train: driveline: driveshaft2015–2018crash13,928
18V021000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2013injury and deathdo not drive328,177
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2016fire and injury61,791
17V741000November 21, 2017electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2014crash17,116
17V496000August 8, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2017crash and fire1,207
17V435000July 10, 2017electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2011–2014crash and fire442,214
17V097000February 14, 2017power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2014–2017crash69,298
16V352000May 24, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2006–2012injury and deathdo not drive4,648,270
16V240000April 25, 2016power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2012–2014injury811,290
16V043000January 28, 2016structure2011–2016injury441,578
15V467000July 27, 2015air bags: side/window2011–2014crash and injury284,095
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2015crash1,416,903
15V313000May 26, 2015air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2006–2010crash, injury and deathdo not drive4,077,169
15V114000February 27, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline2015fire1,875
14V634000October 8, 2014electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2011–2014crash435,081
14V567000September 17, 2014electrical system: ignition2008crash and injury292,798
14V101000March 4, 2014exterior lighting: headlights2011–2012crash43,431
13V610000December 6, 2013power train: automatic transmission2013crash4,194
13V118000April 3, 2013air bags2011–2012crash and injury119,497
12V197000May 2, 2012service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module2011–2012crash119,072
12V042000February 7, 2012service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2011–2012crash9,137
12V004000January 6, 2012tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2012crash303
11V487000September 29, 2011engine and engine cooling2012crash667
10V200000May 11, 2010electrical system: ignition: module2010crash37,335
09V420000October 29, 2009wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2009–2010crash12,656
08V642000December 5, 2008tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2009crash175
08V583000November 6, 2008power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2006–2009crash20,283
08V295000July 2, 2008power train: axle hubs2008crash5,509
06V493000December 29, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007crash50,665
06V341000September 7, 2006power train: automatic transmission2007crash4,770
06V149000May 3, 2006service brakes, hydraulic2006fire44,367
05V460000October 6, 2005power train: automatic transmission2006crash256,409
18E053000power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2014–2016crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Charger. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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